Building a Fighter

Talking transitioning from athlete to coach, but more specifically collegiate wrestling athlete to MMA coach/support staff. We talk about our own struggles in learning the multiple artforms that go into MMA, but we also see how pursuing things outside of our comfort zone,  like boxing, Jiu jitsu, and muaythai helped us become better coaches. Austin provides great points about mastery, practicing w...

Podcastin’ on the road, Austin joins in from coaching at Bellator 250 & 251. This episode covers the 5 best exercises we can transfer from the weight room to MMA. Focusing in on general exercises we look for exercises that give us the biggest bang for our buck. That is, we are efficient at performing them, there is low risk, and a high return on investment. We expand on each exercise and describe...

Within this episode we talk about planning, adapting, and systemizing our training and programs to train within mma. We address planning and training for skill work and technical tactical models as well as physical training and strength and conditioning. Rigid planning has a limited use within coaching, but having a plan is irreplaceable. We must meet the two in the middle, creating a plan and ada...

This week is all about context. Who are you working with? Why are they there to work with you? The person is paying for your ability to customize and provide a route to success, not for the program. We talk about a goal setting process, and what has worked for us in the past, and how to plan training based on these goals. We spend time conversing how we prioritize and pace any one different traini...

The Knee: a continuation of our Anatomical Approach to Training series. Speaking on the knee today we address common methods of training, the joint itself, and how it is involved in lower body training. Austin references Tibial CARs and you can find the link here.  Don’t overlook the middle-man or middle child which is the knee. Train the area isometrically, within multiple planes of movement, and...

Link to Video of all tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwBpNpqep4s&feature=youtu.be Assessing your ability and measuring improvement gives your training meaning. We offer 5 different qualities to test and how to test them within this episode. These are qualities that we have identified to be important within high level MMA and grappling sports. Training these qualities and assessing them via...

How different should in camp vs. out of camp training look? In camp training revolves around technical and tactical skill and “becoming a better fighter.” Out of camp training takes more of an emphasis on athletic qualities and “becoming a better athlete.”  Training emphasis, psychological atmosphere, and recovery statuses demand different training styles and moderation in these two different trai...

Within this episode we critically consider movement screens, and the correct placement for corrective exercise within an athlete’s training session. How valuable is “functional movement?” Which lens of movement should we use to analyze movement?  and What is the overall effect of all of these interventions? We dive into how we approach and have grown through prescribing correctives for functional...

0:20 No compliment this time… Looking at coaching development and coaching strategies with practical implications.  1:20 Jumping straight into communication and considering all of the facets of communication. Communication works for salesmen as well as effective leaders. First reference of the Ego, there will be a lot more.  5:00 Where is the marriage between science and research into this endeavo...